Rait



y a life-like appearance.

Patented Jan. 20,

UNITED 'STATES 'PAAT-aar oFr-lc CARI: W. mGH'l, 0l' m, OHIO BAIT Anuman ma :une 4, ma. smal il. asssl.'

longitudinal axis. Another object of the in bait which will have A further object of the invention is so to construct the bait that it will keep itself reasonably free from stuif that ordinarily fouls a fish lure.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve general y and to enhance the utility of devices of that sort to which the present invention appertains.

With theforegoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description 2 proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts, and in the vention is to provide a details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes may be made in the recise embodiment of the device herein disc osed, within the scope .of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 Vshows in side elevation, a device 3 :onstructed in accordance with the invenion;

Figure 2 is a top plan; -l Figure 3 is a transverse section on the line 3-3'ofFigure 2;

Figure 4 is a perspective view, showing the front end of the bait.

The bait forming the subject matter of this application comprises a plate-like body 1,

generally made of metall the body 1 tapering` 4 toward both ends, as shdwn at 2. The body 1 is arcuatelg curved from end to end as shown at 3.

1, at the forward end` thereof, there is a weight 4. The weight 4 may be, painted m any .desred'color, such as red, and inthe n the upper surface of the body' weight 4 there are depressions 5 which ma be white, tovsimulate the eyes of an anima A forward hook 6 extends longitudinall of the body 1, the forward end of the hoo being mounted in the weight 4. With the I0 bend of the hook 6 is pivotally engaged an eye- 7 at the forward end of a rear hook 8, which is mounted loosely in an eye 9 in the upper end of a bracket 10, the lower end of the bracket being mounted loosely in the rear Il end of the body 1., The numeral 11 indicates an upwardly and .rearwardly inclined resil- 1ent guard, the lower end of which is mounted in the weight 4. The rear end of the guard 11 terminates in a knob or an enlargement 12 located near the point of the forward hook 6. On the forward end of the bodyl is mounted an eye 14 in which is journaled a swivel 15, the eye 14 and the swivel 15 constituting a towing bit for a line 16, 55 the line being attached tothe swivel.

Because the body 1 is downwardl curved from end to end, as shown at 3, an because the body 1 is supplied at its forward end with the welght 4, the body will plane through 7 the water, and will not turn over or rotate about a longitudinal axis. The bait,` however, will oscillate backwardly and forwardly,like a pendulum, butin a substantially horizontal plane, through an arc of de- 75 grecs, `moreor less. he guard 11, being resilient, can move somewhat, .and the rear hook 'has a slight movement, because it is pivotall'y connected by means of the eye 7 with the forward hook 6, and becauseV the s. hook 8 is mounted in the loop 9. The result isthat the bait will present a. life-like apparance when it is drawn through the water.l The bait will not turn on a longitudinal axis, and the points of the hooks 6 and 8 will u keep uppermost fouling of the hooks thereby being obviated to a large extent.

What is claimed is: l

1.111 a device of the class described, an

- arcuately curved body pointed at its forward n 2 i 1,vee,eao

end, a bracket on the rear end of the bod a forward hook-on the body, a rear h loosely engaged intermediate its ends. with the bracke and means for mounting the forward en of the rear hook loosely on the bend of the forward hook.

2. In a device of the class described, a boda forward hook on the body, a rear hoog engaged at its forward end with the bend of the forward hook, and means for connecting the rear hook intermediate 'its ends to the body, at a point to the rear of the forward hook and independently of the forward hook.

In testimony that I c laim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto axed m si ature.

CARL W. NI HT. 

